New York metro, NY-NJ relocation guide
Moving to Highland Park, NJ
$590,000Median listing price
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About Highland Park
Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, in the New York City metropolitan area, on the northern banks of the Raritan River (per Wikipedia, read September 24, 2026). Its 2020 census population was 15,072.
Home prices in Highland Park
The median listing price in Highland Park is $590,000.
Top places in Highland Park
- Highland Park Borough Hall.
- The downtown restaurant row (Raritan Avenue corridor).
- Highland Park farmers market.
- Livingston Homestead and the Livingston Manor Historic District.
- Donaldson Park (on the Raritan River, at the borough's edge).
- The Raritan River waterfront.
- Highland Park High School.
Commuting from Highland Park
- No in-borough rail station. NJ Transit local buses run on the 810 and 814 routes (per Wikipedia's Highland Park page, read September 24, 2026).
- Northeast Corridor rail to New York Penn Station is available at nearby New Brunswick station and Edison station, both a short drive or bus ride away (per Wikipedia's Highland Park page, read September 24, 2026). Rail-plus-local-travel to Midtown commonly totals 60–90 minutes (approximate).
- Driving to Midtown via Route 27/Route 18 and the Turnpike is approximately 50–85 minutes depending on traffic (approximate).
Highland Park FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Highland Park, NJ?
The median listing price in Highland Park is $590,000. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026 - How is the commute from Highland Park, NJ?
No in-borough rail station. NJ Transit local buses run on the 810 and 814 routes (per Wikipedia's Highland Park page, read September 24, 2026).
Town links
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New Jersey Department of Education.